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BCAT-2 branched-chain amino acid transaminase 2 [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 837543, updated on 18-Sep-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
BCAT-2
Official Full Name
branched-chain amino acid transaminase 2
Primary source
TAIR:AT1G10070
Locus tag
AT1G10070
See related
Araport:AT1G10070
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype: Columbia)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
Also known as
ATBCAT-2; BCAT2; branched-chain amino acid transaminase 2; branched-chain amino acid transferase 2; T27I1.9; T27I1_9
Summary
Encodes a chloroplast branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase. Complements the yeast leu/iso-leu/val auxotrophy mutant. Involved in cell wall development.
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: 1
Exon count:
10
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_003070.9 (3288087..3290471)

Chromosome 1 - NC_003070.9Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene glycosyl hydrolase family 10 protein / carbohydrate-binding domain-containing protein Neighboring gene branched-chain amino acid transaminase 1 Neighboring gene Early-responsive to dehydration stress protein (ERD4) Neighboring gene Protein prenylyltransferase superfamily protein Neighboring gene uncharacterized protein

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_003070.9

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Genome-wide analysis of branched-chain amino acid levels in Arabidopsis seeds. Angelovici R, et al. Plant Cell, 2013 Dec. PMID 24368787, Free PMC Article
  2. The branched-chain amino acid transaminase gene family in Arabidopsis encodes plastid and mitochondrial proteins. Diebold R, et al. Plant Physiol, 2002 Jun. PMID 12068099, Free PMC Article
  3. A role for BELLRINGER in cell wall development is supported by loss-of-function phenotypes. Etchells JP, et al. BMC Plant Biol, 2012 Nov 13. PMID 23148846, Free PMC Article
  4. A mesoscale abscisic acid hormone interactome reveals a dynamic signaling landscape in Arabidopsis. Lumba S, et al. Dev Cell, 2014 May 12. PMID 24823379
  5. A Pan-plant Protein Complex Map Reveals Deep Conservation and Novel Assemblies. McWhite CD, et al. Cell, 2020 Apr 16. PMID 32191846, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. BCAT2 is the causal gene driving seed branched-chain amino acid natural variation.
    Title: Genome-wide analysis of branched-chain amino acid levels in Arabidopsis seeds.
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Pathways from PubChem

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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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NM_001035938.2
NM_001035939.3
NM_100881.3

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables L-isoleucine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables L-leucine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables L-valine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase activity IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in L-leucine biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in L-valine biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in isoleucine biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within plant-type cell wall organization or biogenesis IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in chloroplast IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in chloroplast ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
  
located_in cytoplasm ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
  

General protein information

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Preferred Names
branched-chain amino acid transaminase 2
NP_001031015.1
  • branched-chain amino acid transaminase 2 (BCAT-2); FUNCTIONS IN: branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase activity, catalytic activity; INVOLVED IN: branched chain family amino acid metabolic process, metabolic process; LOCATED IN: chloroplast; EXPRESSED IN: 21 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 14 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Aminotransferase, class IV (InterPro:IPR001544), Aminotransferase, class IV, conserved site (InterPro:IPR018300), Branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase II (InterPro:IPR005786); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase 5 / branched-chain amino acid transaminase 5 (BCAT5) (TAIR:AT5G65780.1); Has 35333 Blast hits to 34131 proteins in 2444 species: Archae - 798; Bacteria - 22429; Metazoa - 974; Fungi - 991; Plants - 531; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 9610 (source: NCBI BLink).
NP_001031016.2
  • branched-chain amino acid transaminase 2 (BCAT-2); FUNCTIONS IN: branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase activity, catalytic activity; INVOLVED IN: branched chain family amino acid metabolic process, metabolic process; LOCATED IN: chloroplast; EXPRESSED IN: 21 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 14 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Aminotransferase, class IV (InterPro:IPR001544), Aminotransferase, class IV, conserved site (InterPro:IPR018300), Branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase II (InterPro:IPR005786); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase 5 / branched-chain amino acid transaminase 5 (BCAT5) (TAIR:AT5G65780.1); Has 30201 Blast hits to 17322 proteins in 780 species: Archae - 12; Bacteria - 1396; Metazoa - 17338; Fungi - 3422; Plants - 5037; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 2996 (source: NCBI BLink).
NP_172478.1
  • branched-chain amino acid transaminase 2 (BCAT-2); FUNCTIONS IN: branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase activity, catalytic activity; INVOLVED IN: branched chain family amino acid metabolic process, metabolic process; LOCATED IN: chloroplast; EXPRESSED IN: 21 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 14 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Aminotransferase, class IV (InterPro:IPR001544), Aminotransferase, class IV, conserved site (InterPro:IPR018300), Branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase II (InterPro:IPR005786); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase 5 / branched-chain amino acid transaminase 5 (BCAT5) (TAIR:AT5G65780.1); Has 12153 Blast hits to 12153 proteins in 2497 species: Archae - 154; Bacteria - 7615; Metazoa - 264; Fungi - 416; Plants - 254; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 3450 (source: NCBI BLink).

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003070.9 Reference assembly

    Range
    3288087..3290471
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_100881.3 → NP_172478.1  branched-chain amino acid transaminase 2 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_172478.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    O80598, Q9M439
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A5S9TK02, A0A654E8C8, B9DHH5
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    PLN02259
    Location:1 → 388
    PLN02259; branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase 2
    cd01557
    Location:94 → 375
    BCAT_beta_family; BCAT_beta_family: Branched-chain aminotransferase catalyses the transamination of the branched-chain amino acids leusine, isoleucine and valine to their respective alpha-keto acids, alpha-ketoisocaproate, alpha-keto-beta-methylvalerate and ...

  2. NM_001035939.3 → NP_001031016.2  branched-chain amino acid transaminase 2 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001031016.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A5S9TK02, A0A654E8C8, Q2V4P2
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    PRK13357
    Location:1 → 317
    PRK13357; branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase; Provisional
    cd01557
    Location:24 → 305
    BCAT_beta_family; BCAT_beta_family: Branched-chain aminotransferase catalyses the transamination of the branched-chain amino acids leusine, isoleucine and valine to their respective alpha-keto acids, alpha-ketoisocaproate, alpha-keto-beta-methylvalerate and ...

  3. NM_001035938.2 → NP_001031015.1  branched-chain amino acid transaminase 2 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001031015.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    O80598, Q9M439
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A5S9TK02, A0A654E8C8, B9DHH5
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    PLN02259
    Location:1 → 388
    PLN02259; branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase 2
    cd01557
    Location:94 → 375
    BCAT_beta_family; BCAT_beta_family: Branched-chain aminotransferase catalyses the transamination of the branched-chain amino acids leusine, isoleucine and valine to their respective alpha-keto acids, alpha-ketoisocaproate, alpha-keto-beta-methylvalerate and ...
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q9M439.1

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